Humpback whale song occurrence reflects ecosystem variability in feeding and migratory habitat of the northeast Pacific.

Humpback whale song occurrence reflects ecosystem variability in feeding and migratory habitat of the northeast Pacific.

This study examines the occurrence of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) song in the northeast Pacific from three years of continuous recordings off central California (36.713°N, 122.186°W). Song is prevalent in this feeding and migratory habitat, spanning nine months of the year (September-May...

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Main Authors: John P Ryan, Danelle E Cline, John E Joseph, Tetyana Margolina, Jarrod A Santora, Raphael M Kudela, Francisco P Chavez, J Timothy Pennington, Christopher Wahl, Reiko Michisaki, Kelly Benoit-Bird, Karin A Forney, Alison K Stimpert, Andrew DeVogelaere, Nancy Black, Mark Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222456

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